A multi-million pound publicity blitz to prepare the public for leaving the EU appears to have had little impact, a spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said £46m was spent on the “Get ready for Brexit” campaign ahead of the UK’s expected departure at the end of last […]
A UK minister has attended a European Union meeting for the final time before the country leaves the bloc on Friday. Speaking after the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Foreign Office Minister Chris Pincher said the UK was “looking forward to the next chapter” in its relations with the […]
The Catalan regional parliament is preparing to strip the president troubled region of his seat because he disobeyed Spain’s strict rules on election propaganda. The expected move is likely to fuel anger among die-hard pro-independence supporters, who see in the decision by the governing body of Catalonia’s parliament yet another […]
Parts of a fishing boat missing since Wednesday with six fishermen on board, have been found. The ‘Rua Mar’, based in Algeciras in the Cadiz region, disappeared in Moroccan waters in the early hours. The crew were thinking of returning at night, because the weather was bad” but maritime rescue […]
The body of missing Briton Kenny McPherson has been found over 200km from where the 62-year-old set out kayaking last November. The Guardia Civil in Ibiza have confirmed the body washed up on Formentera, is that of the Scottish-born McPherson. His body had been at sea for two months after […]
Boxes floating in the ocean spotted by tourists aboard an Estonian sailboat off the island of Tenerife turned out to contain almost half a ton of hashish. The neatly packed boxes with letters and numbers printed on them were seen floating in the ocean by people on the boatthat was […]
Spanish police have arrested a gang of Polish drug traffickers with ‘military training’ who used high-end vehicles stolen from Britain and smuggled their narcotics into the UK. Detectives said five of the 11 luxury vehicles they were using had been reported stolen in the UK last October and November. The […]
Juan Guaidó, the man who a year ago launched a bid to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, arrived in Spain on Saturday, where a thriving community of Venezuelans and a storm among Spanish political parties awaited him. Guaidó, Venezuela’s main opposition leader, is on an international tour to bolster support […]
The Spanish Health Ministry says that two people in the country were under observation for symptoms of the coronavirus. Both of them had recently arrived in Spain from the center of the current outbreak, the Chinese city of Wuhan. But tests on them came back negative, the Spanish government is […]
Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot was told he was ‘too low’ as he flew through thick fog moments before slamming into a hillside in a crash which killed all nine on board. The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died along with seven others yesterday when the Sikorsky S-76 (seen […]
The Government has announced that a fast-track visa will open next month to attract the world’s leading scientists. The visas will have no cap on the numbers of suitably qualified people able to come to the UK. The announcement follows a pledge last year by the PM to turn the […]
Downing Street has insisted the UK will be “taking back control” of its fishing stocks, as a “fish for finance” trade-off emerged as the likely nature of the next round of Brexit negotiations. Both London and Brussels are currently gearing up for talks on a future EU-UK trade relationship, which […]
